Re: Valve Corporation's Steam is coming to Linux in 2012

Originally Posted by Lucradia

No, Gabe doesn't like Windows 8 due to the fact Microsoft can block installation forcefully if they wanted to. (IE: Disallow the installer to run at all, even with admin rights or as the Administrator account.) This is because of the Windows Marketplace, which is a competitor of Steam, Origin, etc.

I highly doubt if they could get away with doing that without being completely blasted in an anti-trust lawsuit.

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Re: Valve Corporation's Steam is coming to Linux in 2012

Originally Posted by Lucradia

No, Gabe doesn't like Windows 8 due to the fact Microsoft can block installation forcefully if they wanted to. (IE: Disallow the installer to run at all, even with admin rights or as the Administrator account.) This is because of the Windows Marketplace, which is a competitor of Steam, Origin, etc.